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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr, and 

THE YELLOW SLED 

By 

Maj Lind man 



JUNIOR PRESS BOOKS 

ALB E RTXwH ITM AN 

Gr' 4 CO 
CHICAGO 
1936 



Copyright, 1936, by Albert Whitman & Company 




THE SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR BOOKS 
By 

Maj Lindman 

SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE RED SHOES 
SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE GINGERBREAD 
SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE MAGIC HORSE 
SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE BUTTERED BREAD 
SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR AND THE YELLOW SLED 

_ - Lithographed in the U. S. A. 

©ClA 97829 <7 

fl JUL131936 












The three boys stood looking in the window. 






























S nipp, Snapp, and Snurr, the three 
little boys who lived in Sweden, 
were on their way home from school 
one winter afternoon. 

It was snowing hard. Each boy had 
on his warmest red cap and red 
sweater, and high brown boots. As they 
passed a shop window Snipp said, 
“Look at that bright yellow sled!” 

Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr moved 
close to the window. 

“It’s as yellow as gold,” said 
Snapp. 

“It is long enough for three boys 
just our size to ride on at the very same 
time,” said Snurr. “Look at that 
steering wheel! Couldn’t we have fun!” 

Snipp and Snapp said nothing. The 
three boys stood looking in the win¬ 
dow, each wishing for the bright yel¬ 
low sled—more than for anything else 
in the world. 


AS they turned away from the win- 
** dow and walked slowly down the 
street, Snapp said, “Let’s ask Father 
to buy it for us.” 

“You know it would cost a great 
deal,” said Snipp. “Just think how 
much money he spent for these new 
boots he bought for us last week.” 

“No, we’d better ask Mother to help 
us earn it,” said.Snurr. 

Snipp and Snapp stood a moment, 
thinking. “That’s a good idea,” said 
Snapp. 

“Let’s hurry home and ask her,” 
said Snipp. 

Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr ran home. 
They ran into the house and straight 
through to the kitchen, where they 
found Mother drying dishes. 

“Mother dear, we have seen a 
bright yellow sled,” said Snipp. 

“It is as yellow as gold,” said Snapp. 



They found Mother drying dishes. 





















IT has a steering wheel,” said Snurr, 

■ “and it is long enough for three 
boys just our size to ride on at the 
same time.” 

“How nice!” said Mother. Then she 
smiled. 

“We thought perhaps you could 
tell us a way to earn it,” said Snipp. 

Mother thought a moment. Then 
she said, “If you will help me in every 
way you can for two weeks, I am sure 
Father and I will feel that you have 
earned what the sled will cost.” 

After a long talk it was decided that 
Snipp should be the first one to get 
up each morning to put on the tea¬ 
kettle. 

Early the next morning Snipp 
yawned, stretched, and hopped out of 
bed. He ran to the kitchen and put 
the teakettle on, thinking all the while 
about the bright yellow sled. 



Snipp yawned, stretched, and hopped out of bed. 
































S NIPP, Snapp, and Snurr hurried 
home from school the next after¬ 
noon. Each of the boys was ready to 
help Mother in any way he could. 
Snipp sat down to pare the potatoes. 

Snapp went to the store with the 
big market basket to buy all the things 
on the list that Mother gave him. 

Snurr stood stirring the soup on 
the stove so that it would not burn. 

“How glad I am that Snapp has 
gone to the store,” said Mother. 
“Now I won’t have to go out.” 

As she spoke, Snapp came in the 
door. The basket he carried was 
full of packages. Tea, sugar, butter, 
salt—all that Mother had on the list 
was in the basket. He carried a loaf 
of bread under his left arm. 

“When we get the bright yellow sled 
we can bring the groceries home on 
it,’’said Snapp. “This basket is heavy!” 



Snurr stood stirring the soup 





























































E ARLY Saturday morning Mother 
asked Snurr to scrub the back 
stairs. He filled the pail with warm 
water. He found a large cake of yel¬ 
low soap. He took the scrubbing brush 
with the longest handle. Then he 
started up the back stairs. 

Perhaps the pail was too full. Per¬ 
haps the soap slipped out of his hand 
and he tried to catch it. Perhaps he 
only stumbled over the long handle of 
the brush. But down the stairs he 
tumbled—soap, water, and brush all 
making a loud clatter as he fell. 

Mother said only, “Never mind, 
Snurr, all things are hard in the be¬ 
ginning!” 

Snapp said, “The stairs have to be 
wet anyway, so your work is half 
done!” 

Snipp helped him wipe the stairs 
dry after they were scrubbed clean. 



But down the stairs he tumbled 

















T HAT afternoon Mother said, 
“Please dust the books in the 
library. First take each book down 
from the shelf. Wipe it carefully with 
this clean, soft cloth. When the shelves 
are empty, dust them. Be sure the 
shelves are clean. Then put each 
book back on the shelf.” 

“What fun!” said Snapp, as he be¬ 
gan handing down the books from the 
highest shelves to Snipp. 

Mother left them dusting books, and 
talking about the bright yellow sled 
while she went to tea with friends. 

When she came home at nearly 
sunset, she found — books every¬ 
where! There were piles of books on 
the floor, and piles of books on the 
tables and chairs. 

Snipp lay flat on the floor reading. 
Snapp stood near the table reading. 
Snurr sat on the ladder reading. 



There were piles of books on the floor. 































S NIPP and Snapp put the books 
back on the shelves the next 
afternoon. Snurr washed the brown 
stockings that the three boys always 
wore with their high brown boots. 

He found the stockings were dirty 
and muddy. He found holes in many 
of them. 

“My, I didn’t know there were so 
many stockings,” said Snurr to 
himself. “I can’t get them clean.” 

Soon Snurr got the wash board. 
He used plenty of soap. He rubbed 
the stockings hard, up and down, up 
and down. He rubbed them on the 
right side. Then he turned them, and 
washed them carefully on the wrong 
side. Then he washed out all the soap 
and water, and hung them up to dry. 

“I must tell Snipp and Snapp not 
to get mud on their stockings,” said 
he to himself. 



He rubbed the stockings hard, up and down 




























































THE very first day of the week was 
■ Mother’s birthday. Snipp, Snapp, 
and Snurr hurried home from school. 
Mother had friends visiting with her. 

Snipp hurried out to the flower shop 
to buy flowers for Mother’s birthday. 

Snapp put the teakettle on to serve 
tea for Mother and her friends. 

Snurr placed the birthday cake 
which Father had brought home the 
night before on the cake plate. 

“We’ll go in now to wish Mother 
‘happy birthday’,” said Snipp. 

“You go first with the flowers,” 
said Snapp to Snipp. “I’ll come next 
with the tea. Snurr can carry the 
birthday cake.” 

Snipp opened the door. 

“Happy birthday, Mother,” said 
the three little boys. 

“This is indeed a happy birthday!” 
replied Mother. 



Snipp opened the door. 









































O NE bright winter morning Mother 
said, “There is no school to¬ 
day. You boys have helped me in 
every way I have asked. You have 
earned the yellow sled. Shall we go 
to the store for it today?” 

“Yes, let’s,” said Snipp. 

“That’s fine, Mother!” said Snapp. 
“Thank you,” Snurr remembered 
to say. 

Mother put on her green hat and 
and coat. The three boys put on their 
warmest red caps and red sweaters. 
Of course they wore their high boots. 

Then they all went out of the house 
and down the street to the shop where 
they had seen the bright yellow sled 
in the window. 

When they reached the store, 
Mother went in. Snipp, Snapp, and 
Snurr stood outside, looking in the 
window. 



Then they all went down the street to the shop. 














J “Won’t we have fun?” asked 
Snapp. 

“It’s worth all the work we did to 
earn it,” said Snurr. 

Suddenly the boys heard a sound. 
“What was that?” asked Snurr. 

The three boys turned. Near the 
window stood a very little boy. He was 
crying. 

“What’s the matter, little boy?” 
asked Snipp. 

“I want that sled so very much,” he 
sobbed. “I’ve never had a sled.” 

“Won’t your father buy you a 
sled?” asked Snapp. 

“I have no father,” answered the 
very little boy, “and my mother has 
no money.” 

Snipp turned to Snapp and Snurr. 
“What about giving him our yellow 
sled?” he asked. 



Near the window stood a very little boy 
















































H E’S too little to earn a sled. I 
know Mother would help us earn 
another!” said Snapp. 

Mother came out of the shop. She 
carried the sled, the bright yellow 
sled, in her arms. “Here is your sled, 
Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr,” said she. 

The boys looked at each other. 
Then Snipp said, “Mother, we are 
big boys.” 

“Yes,” said Snapp, “we are big 
boys, and we have learned to work.” 

“Mother,” said Snurr, “may we 
work to earn another sled? We should 
like to give ours to this little boy.” 

When Mother understood, she went 
with them to the top of a snowy hill. 

Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr helped 
the very little boy get on the sled. Then 
Snapp gave him a push—and away 
down the snowy hill he went on the 
bright yellow sled. 



Away down the snowy hill he went 















\A/HAT fun they had on the hill- 
W s jde. ‘‘Thank you! Oh, thank 
you,” said the very little boy after every 
ride. “My brothers and sisters thank 
you, too. We will have such good 
times. This bright yellow sled is the 
most wonderful thing we’ve ever had.” 

At last the three boys and Mother 
went home. Snipp began to scrub 
the porch. Snapp put on the teakettle 
and set the table. Snurr found the 
duster and dust cloth. 

Each boy went to work to earn a 
second bright yellow sled. 

For the next two weeks, when the 
three little boys were doing all the 
things that Mother asked, one would 
say to the other, “Do you remember 
how happy the very little boy looked 
on his bright yellow sled?” 

And Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr were 
happy, too. 



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